AIM Virtual Summer Institute 2026 - Level 1 - Let's get started with AIM - Immersion/Francisation (Grades K-2)

Level 1 - 2-Day Training - Let's get started with AIM - French Immersion/Francisation (for teachers of Grades K-2) with Ann Chiasson, author of our new Immersion Teacher's Guides in our Immersion Kits

Cost: Earlybird price is $389.00 per teacher until April 30th (Reg. $429.00). You can also bundle with our 1-Day AIM Specialty Sessions for $639.00.

Dates: Wednesday, July 15, 2026 and Thursday, July 16, 2026
Times: 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. PST / 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST

Note: B.C. Teachers may apply for a Bursary to cover the cost of the Workshop (2-day training plus Specialty sessions). You can confirm your eligibility by reviewing the Bursary criteria. Limited availability, so apply TODAY. Full details in the dropdown below.

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Do you want to experience the excitement of seeing your students reading, writing, and speaking the target language? 

At AIM Language Learning, we’re on a mission to help increase student language acquisition through our unique classroom methodology. Our approach to language learning provides teaching resources, teacher development, and ongoing support for language teachers, from Kindergarten to grade 12. 

PLENARY 8:00 am-8:30 am PST / 11:00 am-11:30pm EST

Day 1
Classroom Routines and Oral Language development

In these sessions, we will focus on:

• developing oral language skills through the extensive use of the Gesture Approach
• learning gestures and how to use them to effectively helps students develop oral language skills
• simplifying the language so that you may engage exclusively in the Target language with students
• implementing effective AIM Routines for engagement and successful classroom management
• using Transition songs develop language skills and create a sense of security and predictability

Day 2
Centre Activities!

In these sessions, we will focus on:

• the continued development oral language skills
• how to model activities so that students may effectively engage in centre activities exclusively in French
• how to ensure that students engage in French only in all activities
• AIM activities that develop written language skills
• a variety of concrete activities that take the AIM philosophy into the teaching of social studies, math, science, art and language arts

BUNDLE your 2-day training with our 70-minute Specialty Sessions on Friday!

The following are Friday's sessions:

1-Day AIM Specialty Sessions (Regular Price $250.00)

Each session will be 70 minutes long. You will receive a link to each of the 5 live sessions, and can attend whichever ones you like. Since some of these sessions will overlap, you will receive recordings of the sessions to view at your leisure for 90 days!

Date: July 17, 2026

PLENARY 8:00 am-8:10 am PST / 11:00 am-11:10am EST

Workshop details: COMING SOON!

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Refund Policy: 
Up to 2 weeks prior 90% refunded.
No refunds two weeks prior to Summer Institute.

We have GREAT news!! French Teachers in British Columbia may apply for the Bursary and attend for free! Click here to apply. (Under section ‘D’) See Example Here

• the full cost of tuition will be covered for a 2-day workshop plus the (Live Online) Specialty Sessions on July 18th, 2025 or (Live Online) Hands-On Gesture Practice starting October 7th, 2025. You must apply for and attend all three days/workshops to qualify, which means you must register before July 18th if you're adding the Specialty Sessions, or October 7th if you're adding the Hands-On Gesture Practice.
• there is a travel allowance if you are travelling over 100 kms each way (up to $800) 
• there is a childcare subsidy of up to $300 
• bursaries will be allocated on a first come, first served basis
• it may take some time to hear of acceptance

Spots are limited, so apply today!